Reviews by microtonalpanic

I was raised as a Moody Blues fan since my mom was obsessed with them (im named after one of them afterall) - I swear "Epitaph" fits perfectly in "Days of Future Passed" and a lot of the rest of it sounds very Moodys too.

Getting some Talking Heads vibes from this. Tom Tom Club focuses on the electric side of that vibe more.

*looks up Tom Tom Club* - oh.. it's two members of the Talking Heads lol. Makes sense!

Also, the album is too long.

Life's a Bitch and then you die.

I really did not like this album. just so plain and lame.

That was so fun!

It's Pink Floyd's The Wall. It's a 5. It's near the bottom of what will end up being all my 5's, but it is a 5.

the first album on the list that I have on vinyl. Was awesome spinning a record for the 1001 project.

This is a great album. Rehab was a smash hit, but I think it actually is a weaker part of the album. While it's well sung, and fun, it comes off as a throw-away tongue-in-cheek pop song.

the rest of the album is flawless. "Tears Dry on their Own" also brings in the pop influence but does so more subtlety than "Rehab", and for that I think it's the best song on the album.

The Sensual World - Kate Bush

wow! Never sat down and listened to Kate before. I REALLY like this album. lots of layered melodies, exotic themes, etc.

Apparently "Hounds of Love" is even better. Looking forward to getting that one.

nahhhh.... this is definitely not my bag.

That said... I can't help but wonder if John Martyn's music and singing style has influenced Cameron Winter of Geese fame. I'm hearing some similarities.

Anyways, I can't rate this higher than a 2.

One monumental track followed by lesser versions of pretty much the same. Its not bad at all, its just hard to get through the album when you know the best part is already over.

pretty run-of-the-mill debut for a band in the 60s if we're being honest.

just doesn't really hold up when you consider what the Stones and the Beatles were doing in 65.

What a horny, horny man.

just so bleak.

When Apple announced this album as their greatest of all time a few years ago, most critics were totally fine with that choice, despite the rest of the list being a joke.

I'm not sure I agree that this is the best album of all time, and it's certainly not in my constant rotation, but it is a great album.

Going a bit against the grain here and ranking it lower than i did the "II" album.

Really, my rankings for the Queen albums included on this site are:

"A Night at the Opera"

"II"

"Sheer Heart Attack"

But I also adore "The Game" and "The Works", so what do I know?

The album art is more iconic than the music, but it's still good.

oh dang this is a hard review. This album is objectively iconic. Pioneers in the punk scene. That said, this whole album lacks diversity. Each song sounds pretty much the same. I recognize this album influenced an entire genre, but I'm not sure we needed so many song doing the same thing.

tough to rate this one. I mean there are a few songs that are objectively iconic in terms of recognizing them, but it's still a U2 album from the tail-end of their career. It's safe, it's shallow, and pretty same-y.

peak turn of the century/millennium pop R&B

Really did not like this. I'm not a Blur hater by any means, but I thought this album would be much better given it's relatively widespread acclaim.